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Yes, This home was recently finished and I designed it 5 years ago. The garden is being worked on. In the rose garden forecourt there will be a "well" style fountain. Very under stated. The rafter beam tails are real heavy timber placed exactly at 4' apart. Rooms therefore must be sized at...

Wishing for a thanks button. Nice posts everyone.

Another shot of the exterior. A pair of parallel 3CWG=6CG around a basketball court to the right of portal. To the left is a Fedex /UPS package shed. 80% of home rambling single story not shown is behind vegetation on a 2 acre lot. House constructed of Adobe bricks and texture is not legible on...

Just finished this one.

Sorry, I can't make a connection other than I was a school janitor too.

Neither one could be bought with $$$. Thanks for posting a photo of your family and relatives. I have an interesting family history to share with you later regarding David Adeney a missionary, my uncle also a missionary, Chiang Kai Shek, and Dr. Sun Yat Sen.

I totally agree with you on the plan 2 and I felt the same way regarding your comments. I have the same note of criticism written in my brochure. I gave this plan high point for being about to fit furniture and I just kept my eyes closed on the TV function and ignored bad feng shui sofa...

PANDA is not insulted at all. He has more patience than many of us. He is a wise man and carefully studied the financial /lifestyle logistic and don't want to risk his money for a potential empty promise. He is taking the biggest gamble than all of you by uprooting his family in Chicago. With...

You have been a good sport and caught on very quickly and nativated through the rough current from our river rafting outing this past weekend. We did lose PANDA but he was quickly rescued by a cruise ship.

Ak, You are not the norm. To cater to you the floor plan would take some compromise. For many Asians fireplace is not used so lets not compromse the plan and increase the selling price $8k+. This is the situation where stereotype would be neccessary to establish the majority at the middle of...

Brookfield did put a bag of rice in the pantry but I ate all the chips and left the empty bags back on the top of the pantry shelves.

Thanks for rephrasing the question so I can give you a direct answer. Most Asians and not based on my stereotype do not use fireplace. Fireplace in their existing homes rarely get used. If the fireplace is taking up furnishing wall and cost $8K more reflected on the selling price they would...

Good job mike, Excellent thread with 6,100 views in just 5 days!

I am not a fan of fireplace in condo/townhomes. It reminds me of the fancy spinning alloy wheels installed on a Hyundai. I like the plans because both does not have a floor and wall space waster. In my home I do have a real masonry wood burning fireplace with a brick flue chimney. However, my...

Too many easements and you can't walk all the way around your house.

Sorry to say lewis went from bad to worse.

Sunshine, The beauty of different tile sizes is to allow you to mix and match until you are able to pave the area without having to cut tiles. I am a purist. I will work out the pattern mathematically on paper and vary the joints to accomplish my no cut tile approach. Large tiles in small...

Rely on your first instinct. The first doubt will continue to haunt you for the rest of your life even though you are able to convince yourself regarding "trade-offs" to live below the antenna or other electro magnetic fields. It is like radiation. You can't see it but it is still there.

RC, What an eloquent post. I felt the same way as you do and I packed my bag and lived in a city that is real, dynamic and down to earth modest. I am not religious but I have many friends who are religious from the South Bay and Los Angeles. In fact many of them went to Biola and Fuller. Many...

Good luck PANDA. See you at Facebook. I will be at Atlanta in a few months to view the model homes. They are able to pull off Floral Park style for new homes. Atlanta has a strong architectural movement called the Classicist. Their design is extremely pedigree and BK approved. Google American...